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Somerset is a small town of 1,216 people in Perry County, Ohio. It's about 38 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $819 a month.
1,216people
$225kTypical home
$819/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
210Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,044 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Columbus, OH
- 38 mi to Columbus, OH
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LCK airport
- 34 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+55 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk